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Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Broadway Eases Burden On Performers, Limits Schedule to One Single 168-Hour Show Per Week by Broadway Beat

by Devin Wallace. @thedevinwallace. NEW YORK, NY - The Broadway League announced today - in an effort to minimize burnout and exhaustion...

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BREAKING: Stagedooring Not Over Because of Pandemic But Because You're All Too Fucking Weird by Broadway Beat

by Caitlin Berg. @caitlinhberg Twitter, @caitlinberg Instagram. NEW YORK, NY - While previously announced that actors would no longer...

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Monday, November 8, 2021

BREAKING: BFA Student Discovers Slightly Different Way to Scream Tom’s "Glass Menagerie" Monologue by Broadway Beat

by Karen Stewart. NEW YORK, NY - Eighteen-year old NYU freshman Ryan McJohnson has achieved something previously considered impossible: a...

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Thursday, November 4, 2021

QUIZ: Child Actor or Just Short? by Broadway Beat

by Caleb Damschroder. @damncaleb. Helen Hayes once said, “Age is not important, unless you’re cheese.” But sometimes cheese is what’s...

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Hear the Stunning, Heartfelt Tony Acceptance Speech This Man Made Up in the Shower by Broadway Beat

by Finch Edmund. @finch_edmund. NEW YORK, NY - Get ready for the waterworks! Local actor Justin Bartlett, who moved to New York shortly...

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Afraid of Being Canceled? Elder Price Deletes Old Tweets by Broadway Beat

by Steven Verdile. Instagram @StevenVerdileCreative, Twitter @StevenVerdile. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. - As resurfaced tweets have become a...

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“tick, tick... BOOM!” Easter Eggs You May Have Missed Cause Jonathan Larson Was Obsessed with Easter by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s anticipated film adaptation of the late Jonathan Larson’s tick, tick…BOOM! hits Netflix...

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Bored Theatre Kid Having Normal Thanksgiving Jealous of Those Motherfuckers from "The Humans" by Broadway Beat

by HaleyJane Rose. @haleyisfamous. MIDDLEFIELD, Conn. - High School junior and active drama club member Kevin Jermacks announced today...

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Why This Broadway Icon Was Edited Out of the "tick, tick... BOOM!" Diner Scene by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. (EXCLUSIVE) NEW YORK, NY - Re[ports are circulating this morning that the instant classic Moondance Diner...

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Monday, November 1, 2021

Young Actor Induces Coma So She Can Age Into Roles Faster by Broadway Beat

by Riley Rogers. @wrylyrogers. SYRACUSE, NY - 21-year-old recent recipient of a BFA in Musical Theatre, Melanie Parsons, has made the...

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Producer Open to Negotiating Eight Show Week, Hoping to Get It to 12 by Broadway Beat

by Richard Spitaletta. @ RichardSpitzz. NEW YORK, NY – This morning, prolific Broadway producer Harold Lee Lyson pledged support for...

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Thursday, October 28, 2021

Frazzled Waiter Delivers Dramedy Sides to Table, Auditions with Endless Breadsticks by Broadway Beat

by Ned Arnold. @theonlyned. NEW YORK, NY - Disaster struck in Midtown today, when a confused waiter, Ben Kingsbaum, 26 (but can play...

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Embarrassing! This Portrayal of Diana Includes Zero Pop Songs by Broadway Beat

by Steven Verdile. Instagram @StevenVerdileCreative, Twitter @StevenVerdile. Known for many things, Princess Diana was a philanthropist,...

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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Cutting Out the Middleman: Actor Stops Auditioning, Just Asks Strangers What They Dislike About Him by Broadway Beat

by Riley Rogers. @wrylyrogers. ATLANTA, GA - Cutting his losses and instead choosing to get straight to the meat of the experience, local...

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Broadway Backest It's Ever Backed: What Backness Means for Being You, Being Broadway, & Being Back by Broadway Beat

by Brad Ogden. @plaidbrad1990. NEW YORK, NY - On August 4, the first preview performance of Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu's Pass Over marked...

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It's Just Easier: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande to Lead "Wicked" Because They Already Live Together by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. LOS ANGELES - Oh Shiz! Director Jon M. Chu has announced that Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will lead his...

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

Fantine Actress Claims Costume's Barbecue Sauce Stain is Character Choice by Broadway Beat

by Nat Hrvatin. @NatHrvatin. ALBANY, NY - During the Saturday evening performance of Les Miserables, regional theatre actress Delia...

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Here’s How Aaron Tveit Could Still Lose the Tony by Broadway Beat

by Finch Edmund. @finch_edmund. NEW YORK, NY - Moulin Rouge! The Musical leading man Aaron Tveit recently won the Tony Award for Best...

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

Haunted House Actor So Committed, So Focused, Fully in Control of- Oh, It’s an Animatronic Skeleton by Broadway Beat

by Ned Arnold. @theonlyned. QUEENS, NY — A star was born today at Terry’s Chopped off Head Haunted House It’s not often that we are as...

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Man Cast as Seymour in "Little Shop" Starting to Worry No One Thinks He’s Too Hot for the Role by Broadway Beat

by Riley Rogers. @wrylyrogers. EVANSTON, IL. - Local tenor Garrett Goodman was overheard today expressing his concern that no one is...

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Friday, October 1, 2021

The Next “Is This A Room”? Dad Found My Weed and Is Being Suuuper Cringe About It by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. As the new Broadway play Is This A Room makes its debut on the city’s main stage, the next iteration of the...

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"Waitress" Cast to Enjoy Holiday Dinners via IV Drip Between Shows by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Following the announcement that the cast of Broadway's Waitress is set to perform 10 shows in...

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Neat! This Blog Recipe Doubles as a Lengthy Dramatic Monologue by Broadway Beat

by Alix Markman. @markwoman. APPLETON, WI. – A recent blog recipe posted by self-described theatre artist/spiritual advisor/content...

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Audience Begrudgingly Sits Through Happiest Day of Understudy’s Life by Broadway Beat

by Devin Wallace. @thedevinwallace. NEW YORK, NY - Sara Bareilles’ understudy in Waitress, Emily Davis, performed in her Broadway debut...

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The Actor's Process: Cast Uses Own Personal Trauma for Inspiration in "Winnie the Pooh” Musical by Broadway Beat

by Steven Verdile. Instagram @StevenVerdileCreative. Twitter @StevenVerdile. NEW YORK, NY - Motivating their captivating performances of...

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Fully Immersive "Rock of Ages" Lets You Do Coke Off the Ushers by Broadway Beat

by Max Robinson. NEW YORK, NY - The immersive theater world was abuzz last week with the news that the fully immersive Rock of Ages, set...

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Thursday, September 23, 2021

TEDxBroadway Mandates Masks to Combat Spread of COVID-19, Hide Obvious Cringing by Broadway Beat

by Liz Wiest, @lizkhawiesta. NEW YORK, NY - TedxBroadway, the annual conference everyone is pretending they’ve known about since 1984, is...

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Thursday, September 16, 2021

Dinner Theater Not Good at Either by Broadway Beat

by Louie Aronowitz. @louiearonowitz. WESTCHESTER, NY - Following a string of performances for the last 25 years, Off-Off-Off-Off-Off...

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"Funny Girl" Adds Lea Michele's "Glee" Co-Star, Parents, Best Friends, Childhood Pet Hamster by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio NEW YORK, NY - Additional casting was announced today for next season’s Beanie Feldstein-led revival of Funny...

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Tony Presenters Required to Attend Class on Pronunciation of "Tveit" by Broadway Beat

by Tricia Davenport. @TriciaDavenport. NEW YORK, NY - Tony Award hosts Audra McDonald and Leslie Odom Jr. were joined by a “Who’s Who” of...

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Thursday, September 2, 2021

Embarrassingly Subpar Alan Menken Song Only Defines Childhood for One Generation by Broadway Beat

by Louie Aronowitz. @louiearonowitz. LOS ANGELES - Brilliant, prolific songwriter Alan Menken fell short of expectations after penning a...

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